Month: May 2016

At this year’s DOMOTEX Asia/CHINAFLOOR trade show in Shanghai between March 22-24, Oerlikon Neumag presented its diverse range of products and services in Hall W3, Stand H01. The focus of the Oerlikon Neumag stand was on solutions for the efficient manufacture of carpet yarns.

Two technological conferences themed “German Technology meets Vietnamese Textile” will be held on July 5 in Hanoi and July 5 in Ho Chi Minh City. The events are organised by the VDMA Textile Machinery Association and supported by Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS), China Textile & Apparel (CTA, Adsale) and Becker Travel Co Ltd, Vietnam.

From January 25-28, 2016 the RISE (Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference) took place in New Orleans, USA. It is organised by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) and provides the annual stage to present the prestigious RISE Durable Product Award.

The Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ITAMMA) organised 15th product-cum-catalogue show on February 12, 2016 at The Oasis, Erode, Tamil Nadu, where a well known identity from the industry, D Palanisamy, Chairman, Pallava Group, Erode, was the Chief Guest and inaugurated the show.

ANDRITZ Nonwoven offers complete process solutions with its neXline needlepunch technology. The demand for this process has been rising considerably due to growth in the automotive, filtration, and geotextile industries. The ANDRITZ eXcelle and aXcess series provide cards, crosslappers, and needlelooms for medium and high production capacities. In the eXcelle line solution, the new high-speed dynamic crosslapper D.630 can increase the capacity of the needlepunch production line.

Today, Suvin is one of the major consultancy firms in India making its strong mark in domestic as well as international textile industry. Avinash Mayekar, MD & CEO, is continuously promoting technical textiles in India since 2000 and have successfully executed several projects in domestic as well as international markets.

Technical textiles have made their mark as reinforcing materials for use in concrete structures. The world’s first bridge made from fibre-reinforced concrete was erected in 2005 in Oschatz. Textiles made from carbon-fibre rovings are particularly suitable for reinforcing concrete, since carbon fibres weighing approximately 1.8 g/cm3 are four times lighter and, with a load-bearing capacity of 3,000 N/mm2, are six times more efficient than conventional steel-reinforced concrete.